i have 1962 ford pickup with 302,4 barrell holley,motor runs good,but it wont even break the tires loose,it has 3 speed auto.,i think it has 2 something high gears,and 235 tires on front and 275 on the back I am willing to spend 1500 to have some fun

 

drop the gears way down, that will do it.


jim

 

what all can i do to the 302 to make it run great and keep dependability vs swapping a 351?

 

Port the heads and turn the pistons around, sort of a cheap SOB version of building a stroker. Could put you around 375 HP...

--Mike

 

turn the pistons around?

 

thanks for info i appreciate that

 

i have been building motor for a long time now i have NEVER HEARD OF TURNING THE PISTON'A AROUND..your piston is the same all the way around..... 8.5 ,9.5 10.5 ....so what does turning the piston around do?

 

The piston pin bore on a 302 is offset, intake to exhaust sides. Spinning the piston 180 degrees (so the notch faces the rear) will give it a different stroke geometry, and is good for 15-30 hp's.

--Mike

 

headers
smaller tires
lower gears

 

Any downside of this mod?

 

A little bit of a knocking sounds until the motor warms up...

--Mike

 

does it tear anything up? longevity issues?